Alfred Dai's remains

The mysteries surrounding the Anglo-Saxon warrior king promise to be discovered soon, after a piece of his remains was finally found.

British experts waited for centuries in the hope of finding the remains of a king, and within 1 year appeared two breakthroughs. Less than 12 months after King Richard III's remains were discovered under a parking lot in Leicester, archaeologists found part of the pelvis most likely to belong to the legendary war god Alfred Great, or his son King Edward. It was in an anonymous box in the storage room at the Winchester City Museum since 1999, after being excavated at Hyde Monastery in Winchester, but it is not until today that historians recognize the importance of the piece. This bone.

Alfred the Great is a British legend - (Photo: Mirror)

Initially, the experts paid no heed to the upper pelvis, as it was found near other remains dating back a few hundred years. However, the carbon isotope test results show that it must appear from 895 to 1017, which makes scientists think that this remains if not King Alfred's. his children. Besides, the bone belongs to a man aged 26 to 45 when he died. Alfred the Great, who died in 899, repelled the Viking pirate attacks, establishing the foundation of the British law and judicial system, and protecting English and Christian languages. Inheriting the throne from his father, King Edward continued to direct Alfred's direction, uniting the kingdoms of Wessex, Mercia and East Anglia. Therefore, the search for King Alfred's remains has long been a historian's pursuit, after the burial place of the New Minster in Winchester was destroyed in the early 12th century.

Excavated pelvis - (Photo of Uni of Winchester)

After New Minster, Alfred's remains and descendants were transferred to Hyde monastery in 1110, but in 1788, King Henry VIII decided to disband the monasteries and throw all the graves at Hyde monastery to build a prison. . The builders took away the treasure buried in the royal tombs, smashed the remains and so on in the area. The search for King Alfred's remains lasted for centuries, in part because of a false clue from the beginning, suggesting that his remains were buried in an anonymous grave near St. Bartholomew church. However, when excavating the tomb last year, archaeologists discovered the remains of at least 6 different people, including at least 1 skull, dating from 1100 to 1500, after King Alfred's era is quite far away. After the defeat, Dr. Katie Tucker of the University of Winchester returned to analyze the preserved bones in the city's museum, hoping to catch new clues. And in a surprising discovery, she found a specimen dating back to the goal.

The sampling of pelvic DNA can be done, but the problem here is to find another source of DNA that is related to King Alfred to check. According to BBC2, archaeologist Oliver says finding the King's direct descendant who lives in the 21st century is really a difficult challenge to swallow. King Alfred is one of the greatest kings of England, a legendary figure like King Arthur. King Alfred reigned from 871 to 899, was later remembered thanks to social and educational reforms, victories were glorious on the battlefield. The University of Winchester is currently shaking hands with the local charity Hyde900 to develop more relevant surveys.